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	WeedAlert.com Weed Listing (Western Salsify)
		The root of western salsify is a thick fleshy tap root.
		The flower of western salsify is yellow and is produced in late spring to early summer.
		Western salsify is found in horticultural crops, roadsides, pastures, rangelands, and disturbed areas.
	www.weedalert.com /weed_pages/wa_western_salsify.htm (201 words)

	Salsify
		Salsify is from a different genus than that of Black salsify but both are from the same family.
		Salsify root is yellowish-white and much shorter than the scorzonera root, but the flavour is basically the same, and so is the preparation and cooking.
		Salsify was esteemed in central Europe until the end of the 16th century when it was almost entirely superseded by scorzonera because its core was frequently woody and also because it sometimes bloomed in the first of the year, which rendered its roots worthless.
	www.innvista.com /health/foods/vegetables/salsify.htm (1520 words)

	AllRefer.com - salsify, Plant (Plants) - Encyclopedia
		salsify, common name for a tall, narrow-leaved biennial (Tragopogon porrifolius) of the family Asteraceae (aster family), native to S Europe but now naturalized and sometimes growing as a weed in North America.
		Known also as purple goatsbeard, oyster plant, and vegetable oyster, it is widely cultivated for its long edible root, oysterlike in flavor.
		Salsify is classified in the division Magnoliophyta, class Magnoliopsida, order Asterales, family Asteraceae.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/S/salsify.html (286 words)

	What is salsify?
		Salsify (tragopogon porrifolius) is a vegetable whose root and leaves can be used for cooking purposes.
		Salsify is a member of the sunflower family and its varieties are named French Blue Flowered and the Mammoth Sandwich Island.
		Using salsify as a cooking ingredient is also a wise and healthy decision because it is a highly nutritious root vegetable.
	ks.essortment.com /whatissalsify_rgps.htm (539 words)

	Encyclopedia: Salsify (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Binomial name Scorzonera hispanica L. The fl salsify or Spanish salsify, also known as fl oyster plant, serpent root, and vipers grass, is a perennial member of the sunflower family (Asteraceae), cultivated as a root vegetable.
		Binomial name Tragopogon porrifolius L. Purple Salsify, Tragopogon porrifolius, is one of the most widely known species of the goatsbeard genus.
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	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Salsify (984 words)

	WeedAlert.com Weed Listing (Purple/Red Deadnettle)
		Purple (or red) deadnettle is a winter annual often confused with henbit (Lamuim amplexicaule).
		The leaves of purple deadnettle have petioles with the petioles of the lower leaves being longer than the upper leaves.
		Purple deadnettle is a winter annual that germinates in the fall or spring.
	www.weedalert.com /weed_pages/wa_purple_deadnettle.htm (217 words)

	Salsify - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The goatsbeards are natives of Europe and Asia, but several species have been introduced into North America and Australia and have spread widely there.
		Some of the commoner species of Tragopogon are known, in the regions where they are commonest, by the common names "goat's beard", "goatsbeard", "salsify" or "common salsify", without further qualification.
		The young shoots of Purple Salsify can also be eaten.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tragopogon (319 words)

	Vegetable Can Grow ‘Seafood’ in Garden 03/21/03 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		But salsify also is an "exotic" that’s gaining popularity in gardens and kitchens alike, as Americans look for new tastes that help them enjoy eating more vegetables, said Chuck Marr, horticulturist with Kansas State University Research and Extension.
		Salsify can be pureed, too, as well as dipped in batter and fried.
		Salsify growers say several freezes in fall are necessary to improve the root’s oyster-like flavor.
	www.oznet.ksu.edu /news/sty/2003/seafood_garden032103.htm (426 words)

	Salsify, Oyster Plant
		Salsify is similar to parsnips in nutritive value being a little higher in protein and only half the calories.
		One cup of cooked salsify supplies 40 calories, 3.5 grams of protein, 3.8 grams of fiber, 20.4 grams of carbohydrate, 60 mg calcium, 19 mg magnesium, 1.7 mg iron, and 251 mg of potassium.
		Salsify is grown for its edible roots which are 8 to 12 inches long.
	www.rain.org /greennet/docs/exoticveggies/html/salsify.htm (784 words)

	Root Crops
		The purple and the yellow carrots were not as bitter as the white carrot of Europe and these types form the earliest culinary carrots.
		The purple carrot has probably been known in Afghanistan since 5000 BC and Eqyptian tomb illustrations from 2000 BC show what appears to be a purple carrot.
		Salsify (Tragopogon porrifolius) is a curious plant that seems to fall in and out of favor several times over the course of history.
	www.kingsarmstavern.com /history/CWLand/resrch8.cfm (8376 words)

	Purple Salsify (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		It is also known asOyster Plant, Vegetable Oyster, or Common Salsify, or simply as Goatsbeard or Salsify - though as these lastnames are also applied to other members of the genus, or to the genus as a whole, they are better avoided.
		Purple Salsify is a common wildflower, native to Mediterranean regions of Europe but introduced elsewhere, for example, into Britain and northernEurope, North America, and southern Africa ; in the United States it is now found growing wild inalmost every state, including Hawaii, except in the extreme south-east.
		The root, and sometimes the young shoots, of Purple Salsify are used as a vegetable, and historically the plant was cultivatedfor that purpose; it is mentioned by classical authors such as Pliny theElder.
	www.therfcc.org /purple-salsify-128397.html (388 words)

	Article - Salsify by Arthur Lee Jacobson
		Unlike their close cousin the dandelion, salsifies are neither perennial nor shade-tolerant.
		Salsify roots, leaves, flowerbuds and lowers are edible raw or cooked.
		I figure it is "basic chlorophyll with a trace of diluted sugar." Most people who eat salsify concentrate their efforts on the roots, and some swear the flavor is like seafood.
	www.arthurleej.com /a-salsify.html (478 words)

	Encyclopedia: Purple Salsify (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Species about 45, including: Tragopogon coloratus Tragopogon crocifolius Tragopogon cupani Tragopogon dubius Tragopogon floccosus Tragopogon gracilis Tragopogon hispanica Tragopogon mirabilis Tragopogon mirus Tragopogon miscellus Tragopogon porrifolius Tragopogon pratensis Tragopogon X crantzii Tragopogon X neohybridus The Goatsbeards or Salsifies are the genus Tragopogon of flowering plants within the family Asteraceae.
		A painting of Carolus Linnaeus Carl Linnaeus, also known after his ennoblement as Carl von LinnÃ© listen?, and who wrote under the Latinized name Carolus Linnaeus (May 23, 1707 â€“ January 10, 1778), was a Swedish botanist who laid the foundations for the modern scheme of taxonomy.
		Gaius Plinius Secundus, (23–79) better known as Pliny the Elder, was an ancient author and scientist of some importance who wrote Naturalis Historia.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Purple-Salsify (1127 words)

	Salsify (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Goatsbeards or Salsifies are the genus Tragopogon of flowering plants within thefamily Asteraceae.
		Seeds are borne in a globe like that of a dandelion but larger, andare dispersed by the wind.
		The vegetable called salsify is usually the root of Purple Salsify,Tragopogon porrifolius; the root is described as having the taste of oysters (hence the alternative common name "Oyster Plant" for some species in this genus).
	www.therfcc.org /salsify-128395.html (287 words)

	Amishland Heirloom Rare and Hard to Find Seeds
		Sweet, white, and pleasant tasting roots are often cooked like Salsify or Scorzonera (Black Salsify-which I also am offering in limited quantities this year.) May be tricky to grow from seed, although I had no trouble at all.
		The purple carrots have been cultivated in Afghanistan for a thousand years, while white and yellow carrots were common in Northern Europe before the 1600's These early purple and yellow carrots were used for human consumption as well as for animal fodder.
		The only drawback is that this relatively thin purple layer will bleed when cooked, although the interior orange and yellow pigments are stable.
	www.amishlandseeds.com /rare_seeds.htm (3251 words)

	botanical.com - A Modern Herbal \| Salsafy - Herb Profile and Information
		Salsafy is often called the Purple Goat's Beard, from its likeness in general character to the Yellow Goat's Beard of the countryside.
		The leaves and flowers are similar in form, the flowers having the same peculiarity of closing at noon.
		The florets are of a delicate pale purple colour.
	www.botanical.com /botanical/mgmh/s/salsaf08.html (842 words)

	International Recipes OnLine: Food and Wine Dictionary: salsify
		Purple text or background indicates a wine entry.
		The parsnip-shaped salsify can reach up to 12 inches in length and 2 1/2 inches in diameter.
		Though salsify is more popular in Europe than in the United States, it can be found here from June through February, usually in Spanish, Italian and Greek markets.
	www.internationalrecipesonline.com /recipes/dictionary.pl?6061 (184 words)

	Salsify (Oyster Plant) -- Utah Weeds and Wildflowers
		Salsify (Oyster Plant) -- Utah Weeds and Wildflowers
		It is very similar, except that it has a purple flower head.
		The salsify plants were introduced from Europe by early settlers, as a food source.
	www.softcom.net /users/naturenotes/salsify.htm (89 words)

	Wind Dispersal Of Seeds
		Western salsify or goatsbeard (Tragopogon dubius) showing dense, puff-like cluster of numerous parachute seeds (one-seeded achenes).
		A giant Eurasian version of the dandelion called salsify or goat's beard (Tragopogon dubius), is one of the most successful wind-travelers in North America.
		Unlike the weedy dandelions (Taraxacum) and salsify (Tragopogon), this is a native species in California.
	waynesword.palomar.edu /plfeb99.htm (4351 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Root Crops in April Salsify (approximately 120 days), is grown primarily for its root.
		Scorzonera (approximately 120 days), also called Black Salsify or Spanish Salsify, closely resembles salsify in root shape and internal root color, but is not closely related taxonomically.
		By the 1300s purple and yellow carrots had spread as far as western Europe and China.
	www.kuow.org /weekday_garden_notes/030402.txt (476 words)

	Purple Salsify - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		Purple Salsify - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		Purple Salsify, Tragopogon porrifolius, is one of the most widely known species of the salsify genus.
		This encyclopedia, history, geography and biography article about Purple Salsify contains research on
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Purple_Salsify (430 words)

	european salsify Information and Resources Online at The Drug Database - Find Useful Articles and Websites on european ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Salsify and Scorzonera (500 seeds average 1/4 ounce...
		Synonyms: fl salsify, fl salsify, Scorzonera hispanica, viper's grass...
		coffee substitute) => salsify, oyster plant -- (edible root of the salsify...
	www.thedrugdatabase.com /directory/salsify/european_salsify (326 words)

	salsify (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		[F. salsifis.] (Bot.) See Oyster plant (a), under Oyster.
		One species is the salsify or oyster plant; it is naturalized in US.
		salsify n 1: edible root of the salsify plant [syn: oyster plant] 2: Mediterranean biennial herb with long-stemmed heads of purple ray flowers and milky sap and long edible root; naturalized throughout United States [syn: oyster plant, vegetable oyster, Tragopogon porrifolius] 3: either of two long roots eaten cooked
	dictionaries.cc /salsify (138 words)

	Hot Peppers : Southern Exposure Seed Exchange
		Leaves are small (1" to 2-1/2" long), and the undersides are green with purple venation.
		The foliage and stems are dark-purple, almost fl with an occasional variegated growing tip of green, purple, and creamy white.
		The undersides of the leaves are green with purple venation.
	www.southernexposure.com /Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Category_Code=HPEPP (1353 words)

	5 A Day the Color Way Blue/Purple
		Blue/purple fruits and vegetables contain varying amounts of health-promoting phytochemicals currently being studied for their antioxidant and anti-aging benefits.
		Get blue/purple every day with foods such as: flberries, blueberries, fl currants, dried plums, purple figs, purple grapes, plums, raisins, purple cabbage, eggplant, elderberries, and a few I am not familiar with: purple carrots, purple Belgian endive, purple peppers, fl salsify, and purple asparagus.
		Besides eating your purple fruits and vegetables raw (freshly washed, of course), you can mix up a delicious purple cabbage coleslaw, or how about Eggplant Parmesan using: 3 cups of Marinara Sauce, 1 eggplant, sliced 1/2 inch thick, and 1/2 cup of grated Parmesan cheese.
	www.kiowacountypress.com /2004-07/07-09%20partial/5%20A%20Day%20the%20Color%20Way%20Blue-Purple.htm (257 words)

	Salsify (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Fr: Salsifis; Ge: Haferwurzel; Sp: Salsifi; It: Sassefrica; Pt: ?.
		The leaves are smaller than those of fl salsify.
		- Its cultivation resembles that of fl salsify: the seeds are sown slightly later (May-June).
	www.inra.fr /Internet/Produits/HYPPZ/CULTURES/6c---077.htm (112 words)

	Salsify? Scoronera?
		The soil should be loosed to a depth of 18-24 inches, to allow the roots to develop.
		Salsify will be ready to harvest in late autumn or early winter.
		I've read that you can use the roots as soon as they are large enough to dig, (whatever that means), but the flavor is greatly improved if the plants are allowed to be exposed to a frost.
	www.suite101.com /article.cfm/vegetable_gardening/57859/2 (337 words)

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